Vise for holding glasses, &amp;c.



M. MATHYL VISAE'FOH HOLDING GLASSES, 6u:-

APPLIC'AT'ION FILED JUNE 26, 1,919.

Patented. Fen 22,1921.v

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M. MATHY.

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2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- Ilm ' UNITED STATES MAURICE MATHY OF LIGE, BELGIUM.

vIsE Eon HOLDING GLASSES, an.

Specification of Letters Patent. i Patented Feb, 22, 1921 Application led .Tune 26, 1919. Serial 170.307,034.v

To aZZ lwhom t may conce/m.

Be it known that I, MAURICE MATHY,

manufacturer, a subject of the King of Belgium, and resident of Lige, in the Kmgdom ofl Belgium, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in and Relating to Vises for Holding Glasses, &c.; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to letters or figures of rei erence marked therein, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to vises adapted for holding lasses and soy forth while being cut or otIierwise operated upon and which exert the necessary holding pressure upon the glass by meanso two sets of arms operated simultaneously. .One of the sets of arms acts upon the foot of the glass so as to press it against a supporting plate, while the other set of arms acts upon the upper part of the glass. Y

The vise forming the subject of this invention differs from vises of the same type by its simplified construction and operation. AccordingV to the present invention the vise comprises a sleeve slidably mounted on a stationary column, carrying an adjustable supporting plate, and' by its movement operating the said sets of arms; one set of arms 1s pivotally mountedvon the supporting plate and is capable of adjustment relatively to the stationary column, and the other set of arms is pivotally mounted onv Vthis column. The positions of the joints of connection tol the sleeve of the connecting rods for operating the different arms may be adjusted also. All these adjustments can be effected by means of set screws. p

In the accompanying drawing is shown, by way of example, one form of construction according to this invention, Figure 1 being a perspective view of the complete invention, and Fig. 2 a fragmental vertical section illustrating the mounting of the sliding sleeve.

In the interior of a stationary column 1 is slidably mounted a shaft 23 carrying, the supporting plate 2. This shaft may be held in any desired position by v'means of a set screw 3. Y j E On the supporting plate 2 are pivoted at 4 three arms 5 adapted to press the foot of y the glass against theplate 2. Y

sition for holding Three additional arms 7, adapted to hold i the upper part of the glass, are pivoted at 8 to small columns 9 supported in brackets 10 projecting from the column 1.

The arms 5 are' operated by connecting rods 11 hingedat 12 to a sleeve 13 sliding on the column 1 and actuated by a lever 14: pivoted at 15 to the base 16 of the appa` ratus. f

The arms 7 are actuated by the same lever by connecting rods 17 hinged at 18 to the said sleeve.

For the purpose ofadjusting the connecting rods 11 and 17 on the sleeve 13, the hinges 12 and 18 are not formedon the sleeve itself but on rings 19 and 20 which can be adjusted in any required position on the sleeve 13 by means of set screws 21 and 22. .-.Y

The apparatus is also provided with a pad 6 of resilient material, for example of leather or felt, which is placed between the .foot of the glass and the supporting plate '2. The ends of the arms 5 and 7 which' come. intov contact with the glass are also provided with suitable devices (rollers or pads of leather) so as to obtain a resilient vcontact between the arms and the A vise for holding glasses and so forth comprising in combination a stationary col umn, a shaft adjustable. in said'column and carrying'a supporting plate, 'a sleeve adaptf ed to slide on said column, rings adjustably mounted on said sleeve, two sets of arms, one set pivotally mounted on the said column .and the other set pivotally mounted on the vsupporting plate, said arms being adapt ed to hold the glass, connecting rods attached to the arms and hinged to the rings,

and mechanism for operating the sleeve so as to bring the arms simultaneously into po the glass.

In testimon w ereoi` I aiix my signature in presence o two witnesses.

MAURICE MATHY.

Witnesses I i i LEONARD LEVER, v .GEORGES VANDER HALGHEN. 

